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credit: EduVolunteer California's secretary of state has been the subject of criticism regarding the state's antiquated campaign finance reporting system and clumsy online interface. A letter signed by various government watchdog organizations, including Common Cause and Maplight, among others, urged the agency to upgrade its online capabilities concerning campaign finance reporting. The issue remains unresolved, yet additional efforts are underway to bring the system into the 21st century. S

Congressman Geoff Davis, a Republican serving Kentucky's 4th congressional district, announced in 2011 that he was retiring from office at the end of his term, but in the summer of 2012, Davis resigned his seat immediately. With a resignation so late in his term and hoping to save the cost of a replacement election on another date, this created an unusual scenario: a special election and general election on the same day. Thomas Massie, the judge-executive of Lewis County and the winner of the M

Credit: catholicismusa.com In his last press conference this term, President Obama announced on Monday he will be meeting with Vice President Biden to go over proposals to counteract gun violence.  These measures are to be announced later this week. Though it can be argued the necessity to discuss gun control has long been present, President Obama acknowledges progress will involve cutting legislative red tape to push laws through Congress. President Obama asked Vice President Biden to head a

The United States Constitution protects the right of the people to petition the government for a redress of grievances. In the spirit of the First Amendment, WhiteHouse.gov has a petitions page where people can submit a petition to the Obama administration on just about anything. CNN personality, Piers Morgan, is a staunch and candid proponent of stricter gun control and has been very outspoken about it since the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Morgan devoted an entire week on his

The United States Constitution protects the right of the people to petition the government for a redress of grievances. In the spirit of the First Amendment, WhiteHouse.gov has a petitions page where people can submit a petition to the Obama administration on just about anything. CNN personality, Piers Morgan, is a staunch and candid proponent of stricter gun control and has been very outspoken about it since the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Morgan devoted an entire week on his

2012 was a big year for IVN. It was a year of significant expansion and accomplishments. IVN reached out to an audience of over seven million people with content written by independent contributors for independent-minded voters. Below is a list of the top ten most popular articles from the last year: 10. What Happens if There is an Electoral Vote Tie The 2012 presidential election was so close this year that there were many people asking the question, what happens if there is a tie in the Ele

Photo: Harvard University Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisors The National Institute of Health is working with an experimental antidepressant called AZD6765, using the properties of ketamine as a model. Clinical trials run by The National Institute of Health (NIH) have shown that the experimental drug relieves symptoms of depression within minutes. Previous studies done at Yale have shown that the club drug, ketamine, is a quick response antidepressant that acts through the brain's glutamate chemi

Photo: International Telecommunications Union Yesterday, an e-mail from Vint Cerf, a founding father of the Internet, circulated commending those nations which refused to sign the Final Acts at the World Conference of International Telecommunications in Dubai last week. Those who didn't sign are, according to Cerf, protecting the free and open Internet. In all, 89 countries signed the treaty, while 55 refused to sign or determined further review and research needed to be conducted before making

After the horrific mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut last Friday, the national discussion on gun policy in the United States was given new life. Whenever the debate over guns in America is revived, the Second Amendment of the Constitution makes its way to the forefront of the discussion. The Second Amendment reads: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” When the subject of firearms

Opening up the political dialogue about facing mental health disorders and proper treatment services has been sponging the news cycle in the last week since the tragic events in Newtown, Connecticut. The University of Southern California's School of Social Work estimates that the United States contributes $100 billion annually on untreated mental illness through avenues of addiction treatment, incarceration, homeless shelters, and other preventable services to address issues like lost productiv